Ben Goldsborough MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Cooperatives: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential merits of community ownership to businesses in rural areas.
Answer: This government is committed to doubling the size of the co-operative and mutuals sector. Diverse business models are important, not only in terms of our growth mission, but also to support our communities to thrive. That is why we welcomed the independen...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCooperatives: Government AssistanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to support community ownership of businesses.
Answer: This government is committed to doubling the size of the co-operative and mutuals sector. Diverse business models are important, not only in terms of our growth mission, but also to support our communities to thrive. That is why we welcomed the independen...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the total Government budget to tackle homelessness was allocated to allocated to Norfolk County Council in this financial year.
Answer: Homelessness funding across Norfolk is provided through allocations to Norwich, North Norfolk, King's Lynn & West Norfolk, South Norfolk & Broadland, and Breckland. Individual programme allocations for the 2024/25 financial year can be accessed us...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to local authority planning departments in each of the last ten financial years.
Answer: The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringfenced recognising that local leaders are best placed to identify local priorities.Local authorities routinely publish their spending information in Revenue Outturn data, which in...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a devolution deal for Norfolk on (a) local housing supply and (b) economic growth.
Answer: I met with the Leader of Norfolk County Council on 13 November to discuss next steps for devolution in the area. The Government is committed to transferring power out of Westminster and into local communities, with landmark legislation to expand devolutio...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of building a new settlement in Norfolk.
Answer: This government’s New Towns Programme will include large-scale new communities built on greenfield land and separated from other nearby settlements, but also a larger number of urban extensions and urban regeneration schemes that will work with the grain ...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish the findings of Lord Banner KC's review of national infrastructure projects.
Answer: We intend to publish the review in question in due course.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to work with local authorities to reduce the number of people in temporary accommodation.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeho...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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